Three? There should be six. but yes, the three tied to the + (bat) term
could, if shorted, drain the battery. The other three , if defective, will
produce low output.
Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaun McGarvey" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
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Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Electrical Question
> Check the 3 diodes in the alternator for continuity in both directions.
> They
> all should only pass current in one direction.
>> yea, Vairily ... Shaun
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
> To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:27 AM
> Subject: <VV> Electrical Question
>>>> The car is a 66 180.
>>>>>>>> Everything was running fine but over the last few days the car was parked
>> and the battery went flat.
>>>>>>>> I charged the battery with the terminals disconnected.
>>>>>>>> I reconnected the terminals, first the positive and as soon as I touched
>> the
>> negative terminal to the post - sparks flew!
>>>>>>>> Not quite a dead short but indications of a significant draw somewhere. I
>> checked and nothing is turned on
>>>>>>>> Has anybody seen this before? I haven't checked for the dreaded "heater
>> hose
>> short" yet but that will be next on my list.
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bob
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